Rail-chair.



J. H. BEATTY.

RAIL CHAIR. APPLIUATION IILED MAY 4, 1912. RENEWED APR. 19, 1913.

1,079,204. Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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J. H. BEATTY.

RAIL CHAIR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 4,1912. RENEWED APR. 10. 1013.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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Smwwtm Jfi Emmy MM 5% JOSEPH H. BEATIY, or CROMIBERG, CALIFORNIA.

Rein-CHAIR.

Specification of i'ietters i atent. Application fiiea May 4, 1912, Serial No. 695,138.

Patented Nov. 18,- 191 3. Renewed April 19, 1913. Serial 1%. 762,387

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josniii H. Bini'rry, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cromberg', in the county of Tehama and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

The general object of this invention is the provision of arail chair so constructed as to provide means for engaging the treads and webs of the meeting ends of two rails thus preventing displacement of the latter in said chair, said rails being constructed in a novel manner to cooperate with said chair.

In carrying out the objects of the invention generally stated above, it will be understood, of course, that the essential features thereof are susceptible of changes in details and structural arrangements, one preferred and practical embodiment being shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 isa top plan View of the meeting ends of two rails showing the same in engagement with the chair. Fig. 2 is a central transverse section thereof. Fig. 3 is an end elevation, the rail being shown in section. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of the meeting end of one of the rails. Fig. 5 is an end elevation thereof. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the sections of the chair. Fig. 7 is a similar View of the other section of the chair. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a key used in connection with the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which like reference characters designate similar parts it will be seen thatthe rails 10 and 11 each have their meeting ends provided with longitudinally extending openings 12 in the tread surfaces thereof, said openings combining to form a diamond-shaped open ing when in alinement with each other. The rails 10 and 11 are each provided in their webs, adjacent the openings 12, with longitudinal recesses 13, the bottom edges of said recesses being inclined as indicated at 14.

The chair used in connection with this invention comprises a pair of sections 15 and 16, the section 15 having the inner longitudinal edge of its base 17 provided with a groove 18 and rib 19, said groove and rib being adapted to overlap and engage a corresponding groove 20 and rib 21 formed in the inner longitudinal edge of the base 22 of the section 16 when said chair is in position thus forming an interlocking joint between said sections. The vertical flanges 23 of the sections 15 and 16 are each provided at its up )er' edge with an upstanding locking win wliich wings are adapted engage in tie openings 12 formed in the iile'eting ends of the rails 10 and 11 and which when in position in said openings form a substantially diamond-shaped locking element which also acts as a tread meniber bridging the rail joint. Contiguous to the top of the flanges 23, each of the wings 24 is provided with a longitudinally extending laterally projecting rib 25 which forms shoulders at its ends that are adapted to engage the inner ends of the recesses 13 thus preventing the rails from movement in one direction in the chair.

In laying the rails, the same are first secured to the tie with their meeting ends in alinement and the section 16 is then caused to engage one side of the rail. by inserting the wing 21 thereof into the openings 12 formed in said rail. For this purpose the bottom edges of the recesses 13 are beveled so as to permit the free insertion of said wing into the opening and prevent jamming when the section is applied to the other side of the rails in a similar manner to the section 16, the inner edge of the base of the section 15 overlapping the adjacent edge of the section 16 thus forn'ling an interlocking joint between the same by reason of the ribs and grooves formed in the bases of said sections. If the sections of the chair do not at once form a [lush joint the elongated key 26 having a head 27 may be inserted between the top of the base of one of the rails and the adjacent surface of the chair 15 thus having a tendency to force the wing 24, carried by the last named section upward into further engagement with the openings in the treads of the rails and also cause the bases of the sections to interlock, said key 26 being tapered transversely for this purpose. After the sections of the chair are in position, spikes may be driven through the openings 28 formed in said sections thus preventing any movement thereof.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the aci-(nimanying drawings it will be seen that the invention contemplates providing a rail chair which is simple in construction, durable and ell'cctive in operation.

lVhat is claimed is 1. The combination with the meeting ends 3. The combination With the meeting ends of two rails, each rail being formed in its meeting end. With an opening and a recess contiguous to said opening; of a chair comprising sections, each section being provided with an upstanding Wing, said Wing adapted to engage the openings formed in the meeting ends of said rails, said Wing being provided with means for engaging the inner ends of the recesses formed in said rail.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

JOSEPH H. BEATTY.

of two rails, each of said ends being provided with a tapering opening in the tread surface thereof and a longitudinal recess contiguous to said opening, of a chair comprising sections, each section being provided with means for engaging the openings and recesses formed in said rail.

2. The combination With the meeting ends of two rails, each of said ends being formed With an opening in the tread surface there' of and a recess in the Web of the rail contiguous to said opening, the bottom edges of said recess being inclined; of a chair comprising sections, each section being provided With means for engaging the tread and Web of each of said rails.

Witnesses:

THOMAS B. PRATT, BETTIE R. JACOBS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. G.

Commissioner of Patents, 

